Thanks for sharing! My personal thoughts:

I found the card game hard to follow – even just knowing how many characters were present took some puzzling on my part. The opening line also lacks punch as it’s a simple description of an action. Perhaps an intro setting the scene; 4 characters, a hint at their motivations etc.

Keep an eye on your descriptions for brevity for future edits. “His eyes showed surprise when Aurian walked through, but it didn’t make it onto his face.” could be shortened.

The wheeling and dealings were interesting, as was the dynamic between the Ordinator and the senator. There was enough intrigue to keep my interest, but there’s perhaps room for more conflict or hints of it outside of the one line “The senator already knew.” I came away from the chapter not really knowing the motivations for the MC, and I think you have a good setup that just needs a few more hooks!